Remember include intersex and two spirit people, cis and trans.
Remember that the hyperinvisibility of intersex people is made of the same hatred, following the side guidebook for the murder of our perisex trans and nonbinary siblings, it's not a blessing, it's not privilege and doesn't mean we are not being effected or targeted. Anti trans laws are inherently anti intersex.
There is no LGB without the T, and there is no LGBT without the I, being trans or nonbinary does not give you an excuse to be or make you incapable of being intersexist. And the inverse is also true, being intersex does not give you an excuse to be or make you incapable of being transphobic, or exorsexist.
(Yes, two spirit people are still here, we are not relics of the past. Fascists want you to think so but we are not. Our hyperinvisibility is also cut from the same cloth of other queerphobic violences. With an added portion and sprinkling of racism and colonialism.)
(Peritrans folks, no, intersex people have no privilege over you be we cis or trans. And we deserve a place in the community, in our own letter in the acronym and into all others we also may fall into. Trans rights are intersex rights are human rights, trans and intersex liberation are one and the same not competing against each other.)
(Cis intersex folks, no, intersexism in the trans community does not mean you get an excuse to be transphobic. Transphobia is never acceptable. Perisex trans people are not your enemy any more than we are theirs which we aren't. We are two sides of the same coin, a family, significant differences but also a lot of overlap.)
Remember to make your pride events disability accessible, and safe for immunocompromised queer and gender diverse individuals as much as possible. To advocate for them just like and just as much as any other person. If your revolution is not accessible, it's no revolution.
(Able-bodied and neurotypical folks, or those on the "milder" for lack of a better way to word it ends of disability spectrums, yes this includes those who you think just "aren't trying" or have "scary disorders" mental or physical. We deserve to live. No one should have to prove they matter, and doesn't all life have intrinsic value? So why are you trying to decide who deserves help and advocacy or not anyway?)
Remember that not everyone can do the same things to fight or resist, for some just getting out of bed in the morning is a tremendous act of defiance in the face of fascism. And these people deserve a space, too. Genuinely being unable to, be it for mental or physical health reasons, money issues or what have you - is not the same as just not being assed and skipping out on things because they don't want to inconvenience themselves or be uncomfortable.
Above all, remember to love each other more than fascists hate us. They want us to tear each other apart from within our communities, it gives them less work to do in eradicating us all. We have to be kind, help each other, mutual aid and community is of utmost importance always but especially now. Check in on the most vulnerable, especially if they've been quiet awhile or haven't been doing well in any way, especially disabled along with BIPOC and AAPI folks. Uplift their voices as we do yours. Your advocacy and fight must include and be for all or it's all for nothing.
United we stand, divided we fall.
Image one: “bodily autonomy is a human right” with the trans and intersex flags crossed over each other.
Image two: the intersex flag with the trans flag within the purple circle, the two spirit feathers attached like a clip to one side of the purple circle. Overlaid are the words:
“A lot of perisex cishet and cisqueer people are asking, or outright telling, us to put aside fighting for our rights because there's "bigger fish to fry" and it's "not that bad" All that tells us is you don't think our lives are as Important as other people's lives, that you don't see us as human in a more woke" way. You see us as worthy sacrifices.
And that honestly doesn't feel like a world I'm motivated to build. If your revolution doesn't include everyone, even the ones you dont like or understand, don't see as worthy?
It's no revolution at all. It's watered down, slightly more palatable fascism.”
Don't let them take your joy, and you can't make room for joy without feeling other things, too. Be angry and sad, allow yourself to break down when you need just don't let that be all there is. Don't let it consume you. Easier said than done, I know, I know that very well.
Celebrate pride, make joy in the little things, in the pretty sunrise or watching a show you love. Existence is resistance, you can rejoin the fight when you're ready (and if your fight looks different than others' that's okay). Don't give up.
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